Getting Started in Technical Analysis
Wiley · Print & ebook · February 4, 1999
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- Who it’s for
- A straightforward introduction to reading price activity and using technical analysis in trading decisions.
- Genres
- Investment & Trading Strategies, Stocks, Investing (Personal)
- Published
- Wiley, February 4, 1999
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Revered by many, reviled by some, technical analysis is the art and science of deciphering price activity to better understand market behavior and identify trading opportunities. In this accessible guide, Jack Schwager-perhaps the most recognized and respected name in the field-demystifies technical analysis for beginning investors, clearly explaining such basics as trends, trading ranges, chart patterns, stops, entry, and exit and pyramiding approaches.
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The book's numerous examples and clear, simple explanations provide a solid framework for using technical analysis to make better, more informed investment decisions and as the basis for mechanical trading systems. Along with Schwager's invaluable trading rules and market observations culled from years of real-world trading experience, Getting Started in Technical Analysis offers in-depth coverage of: * Types of charts-bar, close-only, point-and-figure, candlestick. * Chart patterns-one-day, continuation, top and bottom formations, the importance of failed signals. * Trading systems-trend-following, counter-trend, pattern recognition. * Charting and analysis software-price data issues, time frame/trading style considerations, software research. * he planned trading approach-trading philosophy, choosing markets, risk control strategies, establishing a trading routine.
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A straightforward introduction to reading price activity and using technical analysis in trading decisions.
Come here for
- Clear explanations of charts, patterns, and trading systems
- A practical lens on price action and market behavior
Expect
- Coverage from chart types to entry, exit, and risk control
- Trading rules and examples grounded in real-world experience
Where it sits
| Investment & Trading Strategies | 100% |
|---|---|
| Stocks | 32% |
| Investing (Personal) | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Investing
- Futures
- Investment & Trading Strategies
- Authors
- Jack D. Schwager
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- February 4, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Investing